Led by Quimari Peterson's 25 points, the East Tennessee State Buccaneers defeated the Mercer Bears 70-68 on Wednesday night.

Illinois was the week's biggest riser, jumping nine spots from No. 22 to No. 13 after sweeping a West Coast swing.

Mercer hosts the East Tennessee State Buccaneers after Jah Nze scored 25 points in Mercer's 70-67 win against the VMI Keydets.

Adou Thiero led the Razorbacks with 17 points on 7-of-12 shooting. The rest of the Arkansas team shot just 32%.

Johni Broome had 20 points and 12 rebounds as No. 2 Auburn withstood a late Texas rally for an 87-82 victory to give coach ...